Milk Fund totals rise as donations flow in nationwide
The Milk Fund reaches 2764.14 with a monthly reach near 700 for school milk needs. Donations come from Women’s Round Table, Electric Light and Power Co, Independent Hatters, First Presbyterian, and many small contributors. Also discussed is a fund for Lindbergh kidnapping defense, now at 10,000 dollars with 25,000 needed, and a column-wide critique of national and Iowa fiscal policy and state dependency on federal programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Round Table of Electric Light and Power Co
Independent
Bishop
M. M
A. P
First Presbyterian
C. R
National Sojourners Assn
Cultus Club
First Reformed Church
James Vanda
Harrison
The
Gazette
Robinson appeals to insurgents over relief bill fight
Senate leader Joe Robinson urged insurgents to place patriotism above politics as the $4.88 billion relief package faced opposition and the McCarran prevailing wage amendment risked inflating costs. He warned the measure could prolong unemployment and threaten federal credit while a separate $880 million direct relief bill was discussed. The dispute drew protests from some Democrats and criticism from Ickes over delays in advancing public works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joe T. Robinson
Senate
Arkansas Democrat
McCarran
Byrnes
S. C
Pro
Appropriations Committee
Robinson
Roosevelt
Cambridge
Mass
Ackes
Ickes
PWA
Huey Long
Huey P. Long
Glass
The Speed Book Fever And The Pace Of Life
A London reader recalls The Speed Book and the craze for speed led by Sir Malcolm Campbell. The piece laments rushing progress, notes time space fantasies, and questions the value of saving time amid a roar of engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Red Queen
Malcolm Campbell
Daytona
New York
Baiata Builds Case In Plot To Loot Amalgamated Bank
Investigators yield new evidence from a safety deposit box tied to a $13 million scheme to loot Amalgamated Trust and Savings Bank. A $900 check indorsed by Harvey B. Hill and $1,250 in bonds were seized, bonds bought for $350, and linked to stolen Liberty and Kimberly Clarke securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harvey B. Hill
Hill
Abraham Lincoln Life Insurance Company
Springfield
Ill
Joseph Baiata
Amalgamated Trust and Savings Bank
Baiata
Michael Feinberg
Dave
Barry i
Abraham Karatz
Mississippi Sails Through Three Years Of Sales Tax
Governor Sennett Conner notes Mississippi endured fierce opposition yet found the sales tax workable after three years. Revenue rose annually since 1932, costs ran at 3.14 cents per dollar, and broad support aided administration. The measure began as emergency tax with a two percent rate and no automatic sunset, later reenacted in 1934 with no strong backlash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Two Sisters And Brother Wed At Same Ceremony
At Gering Nebraska County Judge Co O Lyda united three Parker siblings in marriage. Bythel M Parker 17 wed William Scott of Melbeta Loretta Parker 18 wed Oliver Hood of Hemingford and Henry E Parker 21 wed Margaret Brothwell of Mitchell. The three couples plan a joint honeymoon.
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Gering
Neb
L. E. Parker
Agate
Co. O. Lyda
Bythel M. Parker
William Scott
Melbeta
Loretta Parker
Oliver Hood
Hemingford
Henry E. Parker
Margaret Brothwell
Mitchell
Nebraskan To Head Livestock Group
D M Hildebrand of Seward Nebraska was reelected president of the United States Livestock association at the convention's close. Five vice presidents were elected Frank E Scott Sioux City Iowa James Tod Maple Hill Kansas W T Stuart Cedar Bluff Virginia M Hay Brown Springfield Illinois Allan Wilson Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
D. M. Hildebrand
Seward
Neb
United States Livestock Association
Association
Frank E. Scott
Sioux City
James Tod
Maple Hill
Kan
W. T. Stuart
Cedar Bluff
Hay Brown
Springfield
Allan Wilson
Storms Ravage Lands and Seas Sparking Fatalities Worldwide
Storms lash coasts and interiors across two hemispheres. Snow, sleet and high winds kill at least ten in the east. six die in France from a windstorm. Dust storms sweep Nebraska to Texas while planes and ships are lost at sea and in air over the Caribbean and Pacific.
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Atlantic
Pacific
United States
France
Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Wakeeney
Kan
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York City
Upstate
New York
Pennview Mountain
Blairsville
Buffalo
Binghampton
N. Y
Eaika
Bay of ‘Biscay
Taide
Dutch West Indies
S. S. Galea
Japan
Delaware
Propose Industrial Courts To Enforce Anti-Trust Laws
Washington AP reports officials seriously consider a plan to establish industrial courts for rapid enforcement of anti trust laws. The proposal, tied to Roosevelt NRA ideas, would create tribunals with original and appellate jurisdiction and fast rulings with appeal only to the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
NRA
Supreme Court
Roosevelt Train Arrives In Boston
President Roosevelt arrived by his special train in Boston on Saturday night to attend the initiation in nearby Cambridge of his son Franklin D Jr into Harvard College Fly Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Roosevelt
Cambridge
Franklin D., Jr
Harvard College
Champion Buttons Dominates New York Cat Show
A black tomcat Cham pion Buttons of Grumbach New York earned ribbons and cups at the New York Cat Show. The note praises humble starts and mentions Want Ads in The Gazette as examples. one ad trades a saw for wood via dial 20038.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Champion Buttons
Grumbach
N. Y
Gazette
Kenamer Receives 25 Year Prison Term in Tulsa Killing
In Pawnee Oklahoma Phil Kennamer was sentenced to 25 years after a jury failed to agree on punishment for the murder of John F Gorrell Jr Kennamer showed no emotion as Judge Thurman S Hurst imposed the term He appeals with attorney A Flint Moss filing notice of appeal and bond set at 25000 Kennamer vows to press his case while his son faces his own sentence and the judge remarks on the impact on two families
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawnee
Okla
Phil Kennamer
John F. Gorrell
Thurman S. Hurst
Kennameer
Hurst
A. Flint Moss
Tayor
Franklin
E.”Kennamer
Kennamer
Tulsa
Gorrell
Forest Hills
Virginia Wilcox
Uniform plan announced for county medical service
A uniform plan for providing medical service to needy families was announced by Dr. T C Denny director of medical service of the Iowa emergency relief administration. The system will coordinate parts of five existing programs using agencies like the Iowa State Medical Society and aims to end irregular county negotiations with local officials. No immediate administrative changes are planned. indigents will still receive care from family physicians on county social worker orders. The plan is not compulsory in counties with existing specialized relief contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
T. C. Denny
Iowa Emergency Relief Administration
Denny
Iowa State Medical Society
Weather Outlook for Chicago Week Beginning February 25
The forecast calls for below normal temperatures to start the week in the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys, northern and central Great Plains, then warming. Precipitation is not likely, though a light chance Monday over the far south portions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Nazi Building Projects Near Berlin Stirs Allied Curiosity
Report describes four large construction areas near Berlin and Potsdam under heavy guard with barbed wire and sentries. Workers enter with ID cards as streets reveal vast barracks, air fields, laboratories, and tunnels. The pieces may relate to Hitler's talks with Britain and France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Potsdam
Wilhelmstrasse
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Kladow
Zlakey
Stuens
Dockeritz
Olympic Village
Teichswehr
Switzerland Votes On Army Reorganization Amid War Fears
Switzerland held a referendum to approve a 1934 parliamentally approved military reorganization raising training in infantry cavalry artillery and engineering recruits by two to three weeks. The vote follows pacifist opposition and fears of German plans through Switzerland. The federal council also ordered civil defense measures against air attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
France
England
United States
Federal Council
Paraguay Leaves League Of Nations Over Chaco War
Paraguay announced it had filed notice of resignation from the League of Nations on Saturday night. The move follows the deadline to accept or reject the league peace plan for the Chaco conflict, with Bolivia having already accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asuncion
Paraguay
League of Nations
League
Chaco
Bolivia
Convict Bakery Owner Guilty of Daiches Killing
Wealthy Chicago bakery chain owner Weitzman found guilty of hiring two hoodlums to murder advertising executive Eli Daiches. Jury recommends life imprisonment. death penalty rejected. Judge Miller delays sentence for defense motion. Weitzman led to county jail without emotion as wife and children absent at verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lirving Weitman
Eli Daiches
Harry P
Miller
Criminal Court
Weitzman
Daiches
Jake Ifront
Datches
Ji Bowerss
Smency
Louis Weitzman
Hitler weighs Austrian question with Von Papen
Berlin reports Franz von Papen arrives to aid Hitler in resolving Austria policy. The article notes Anglo French plans urge German input under a Rome pact and warn that Britain and France demand direct cooperation, threatening Hitler's aim to shape Austria's future.
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Berlin
Franz von Papen
Vienna
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Austria
Rome
Hitler
Great Britain
France
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Flemington
Iowa
Pitc
Jong
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Sen
Newton
Conner
Edlitor
Associated Press
Sennett Conner
Dial
Judge Flays Youth
Convict Bakery
Walter Murphy
Jack London
Florida
Jerry Pilot
Murphy
Von
Cedar Rapids
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